Garment-protector.



:w.` L. SPENCER. GARMENT PRbTEcron.

APPLICATION FILED DCT. 25. |916.

Patented July 2, 1918 mvmon ATTORNEY lVILLIAM LEVI SPENCER, 0F HOUSTON,TEXAS.

GARMENT-PBOTECTOR.

Specction of Letters Paltent.

Patented July 2, 1918.

Application led October 25, 1916. Seria) NM 127,632.

To all wlw/n it may 0o rwm'n.'

le itknown that l, WiLLmM Lnvi SrENoEn, a citizen of the United States.residing at llonston, in the countyY ol Harris and Stato of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful llnprovements in Garment-Protectors, ofwhich the following is a Specifici tion.

This invention relates to garment, prrr tectors and is designedparticularly for use with trousers and overalls to protect them lfromwear and from becoming soiled. while in use.

The object ot the invention is to provide a protector l'or the purposeindifated which may he reutlily attached and lrtaclnecl from Ihr garmentand is of such shape und form that when attached, its presence on thegarment is not noticeable owing to the fact. that it is of the sainesize, shape und appearance as that portion of the garment which itcovers.

Another object of the invention is to proride a protector withdetachable means Yfor connecting the saine at its oiltcr edges with thegarment to be protected and also pro riding said garment withcooperating means ot attachment which render the. operation of securing'the attachment to the garment :t simple and casi` one.

Another obj-'ect ot the invention is to pro ride o proto-tor that isostelli; attached tt, E graf-ment, iamnispicnous in upprarancc and thatwill h-nglhru tlnl life of mi garu r11 hy protwfing it from mr and dirt,seid protector when soiled or Worn being removable and may be washed orrepaired with much greater ease then the garment itself,

A further object of "he intention is to provide zr removable proifetorfor o, garment to protect `said garment from the usnfil soil ing andnear incident to ordinary` ork :intl further to add :t reinforcement tohe protector' for giving additional strengti'l to the same, i'notectionfrom nndne wear and freedom fron] soiling when subjected to nnnonalexposure. said reinforcement bring; reniovnhlc, so that :i new piece muybe applied in place of one that has become soiled or badly Worn.

Qther objects notl hereinbofore specifi-mill f mentioned will he setforth in full tf; the Fo?- lowing description and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in Whieh:-

Figure l is :t front view of a. pair of trousers or overalls with theprotector at tac-hed thereto.

Fig. 2 is a lside view of the suine, and

Figi 3 is n detail View illustrating the preferred means ot' securingthe protector to the garment.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 10 indicates :i pair of trousersor overalls which differ from similar garments now worn by hm'ing :iplurality of attaching devices1 il extending np the sido seams thereofboth inner and outer scams heilig thus Supplied. These mim-hing devicesl1 may he one memher of the well-known snapping connection or :isillustrated in the drawings, double eyelets through which n lacing cord1Q is passed as slnswn in llig. E and its ends tied lo preventwithdrawal tn a orco'r.

',lho protector 13 is preferahly formed of e material similar tt thet ofthe garment and cnt hy the sinne ttern and meth up in practicallyV thesinne way, so that lit presents to all zil'spoarancrs a portion of suchgar4 ment. The protector covers preferably only the l'ront ot thetrousers or overalls and for the liest service extends from theWaist-band l-l lo n point n'iidw hctwccr. the knees and the bottoni o?the 'ri-ront. The protector :is shown consi*L v two ,martiom i5, lthe meand shape c troni hl'ifil @i CiU-ll hw; oi the, uw mouille cwioirltrtlnt, top in the o :sinner at I, crotch and having i sonneri' he irons-1(.f'mlalls. reales 'lw .ire 'forced to secure the protector to thebuttons 1=n the front of the tronsrrs, The edges ot' the two iegportions l5 et the proce'icr oreprovided with :i unfoher of fasteningdevices 19 which mw he one member of the vselldtnown snap rmiwiion or asshown in tho drawing, ilonrr ejvr-h te secured close 5;; the edges o thcprotector in position and spaced to cop rl'ai4 with like connections llitt the scum ot' the trousers or overalls l0,

This` protector is applied to the frontoi` the troosrrs h r fasteningthe button holo-J lt to the hultons on the winst-bend of the trousersand in this position, the leg portion 1.- l of the protector willoveriie the front of the trouser legs. the inner and outer edges. ofraclr portion 1 being in line with thv` inner and outer seams in saidleg and the double eyelets 19 on the protect/or will be l'rsemhliinlfthat of A t the top. bulimopposite similar double eyelets 11 at the leseams. A lacing cord 12 is now threads through the eyelets 11 and 19 ateach seam to connect the edge of the protector to such seam, thelacingcord being threaded longitudinall back and forth through theeyelets and eac end secured by forming a knot 20 therein.

The protector as stated being made of the same material as-the garmentto which it is appliedi may be worn freely and indiscriminately wheresuch arments are worn as it is incons icuous an made like the front of apair o trousers or overalls and being secured at the seams of thegarment by unnoticeable fastenings, the wearer does not present theapparancc of wearing protectlng means for the clothing.

Additional Wearing qua ities may be given the rotector 13 by reinforcingstrips 21 sewe to the front thereof at such parts as will be subeeted tothe greatest amount of wear or w ere they are most liable to be soiled.These reinforcing strips when worn through or torn can be ripped olf andthe rotector used without them or new reinorcing strips applied in theirplace. By

this means, protectors are kept clean and free from wear for a greatlength of time and the garments with which they are used given increasedlife.

Protection is given the rear of the trousers by means of a patch seat 22stitched thereori. This may not always be necessary as only those whosit a great deal require such protection.

I claim A garment protector made of the same material and same size asthe portion of a garment to be protected and having button holes at thetop edge thereof, a row of eyelets secured along euch sideedge of theprotector, combined with a garment to be protected having like eyeletssimilarly disposed adjacent the seams of the part to be protected, and alacing string threaded in the eyelets of the protector and the garment.

In testimon whereof I affix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

M. G. LEWIS, W. E. GREEN.

